Lamp-support.



PYALWEN.

LAMP SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FlL E D uov.20, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

PERCY ALWEIQ', 'OFfVEB NON, BRI'IiSIl. COLUMBIA, CANADA.

LAMP-SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PERCY ALWEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vernon,:

' in the county of Yale-Oariboo and Province 7 adapted to support lamps on motor vehicles,

of British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Supports,- ofwhich the following is a specification. Y v v The present invention relatesto lamp supports, "and more particularly to that type motorcycles, and the like.

An ob'ect of the present invention is to i provide a lamp support which is resilient advantages of this invention will be in part drawing, wherein: 1

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a resilient described and in part understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment of this invention, the

in the accompanying same being illustrated lamp support constructed according to the present invention, showing the support re taining a lamp upon the handle bars of a motorcycle or the like. '1

Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section through one side of the support.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a modified form of the sup ort.

.The en port 0 this invention comprises a pair 0 similarly formed members each comprising a cylinder or socketportion 10 closed at its lower end by a wall 11 and havin a detachable cap 12 upon its upper end.

4 Shdably in the cylinder is a rod 13, the same passin through an aperture in the cap 12 and te escoping into the cylinder and being of reduced diameter to accommodate a helical spring 1 1 which surrounds the rod 13.

The upper end of the spring 14 bears against the cap 12 ;and the lower end of the spring is seated against an annular flange or head .15 formed upon'the lower end of the rod'13.

Specification ofLet'ters Patent.

. formed from metal;

maintains the lamp in adjusted Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

. Application filed November 20, 1917. Serial No. 202,962.

The head 15 fits' snugly in the-cylinder 10 and holds'the lower end of the rod from lateral vibration. The cap 12 fits closely about the upper portion of the rod 13 and prevents the lateral vibration thereof. The

cylinder 10 is provided in its lower end with a relatively strong helical spring 16' resting' on the bottom wall 10 and bearing at its upper end against a wear plate 17 fitting against. head 15 and which is preferably The upper end of the rod. 13 is provided with an inwardly extending attaching ear 18 adapted to be secured,

riveted or otherwise suitably secured against the adjacent side of a lamp A.

, The cylinder lQ'is carried 'upon a bracket arm 19 which is flared at its forward end and grooved to the configuration of the adjacent side of thecylinder '10, and provided with a collar 20-substantially in axial alinement with the arm 19 and through which-the cylinder 10 is adapted tofit. The cylinder 10 may be welded or otherwise suitable se- "cured to the flaring forward'end of the arm 19. A clip 21, in the form of an overturned metallic strip is slidably mounted upon the rear end of the arm 19 and is adapted to engage. at its free ends upon' asupport engaging clip 22, the latter being adapted to I encircle the handle bar B of a motorcycle or the like. The free ends of vthesupp'ort engaging clip 22 are brought together heneath the free ends of the .clip 21 and are adapted to be clamped thereto by a clamp ing screw 23 which passesthrough the ears or free ends of both of theclips 21 and 22 7 and simultaneously binds the clips upon their respective elements. j

The structure above described employs a I pair of supporting members which are adapted more particularly for attachment in front of a vehicle. In Fig. 4 a slight modification is shown wherein the bracket is adapted more particularly for attachment to the side of a vehicle or the like. In this latter instance the cylinders 24. are made integral at their lower ends by the formation of a main frame or bodypart which is substantially U-shaped. The'supporting arm 25 extends laterallyrfrom this double support and carriesuponits outer end a U-shaped socketpiece 26 which is semi-cylindrical in crosssection and is, bent longitudinally into U-shape to receive therein the body 24. Tongues 27 are formed in pairs near the the side of the vehicle.

It will be noted from Fig. 2 that the outer end of the arm 19 is formed into a substantially semi-cylindrical socket into which the cylinder 10 is seated, the lower end of the socket, designated at 29, engaging beneath the lower end of the cylinder.

When the device is inuse the lamp A is secured between the attaching cars 18 and supported upon the rods 13. The springs 16 yieldingly support thelamps and when the vehicle is subjected to jarring or Vibration the springs 16 are compressed and the upper springs 14: expand. The upper springs prevent the sudden recoil of the lower springs 16 and thus prevent undue jar from the vehicle to the lamps.

It is of course understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction of the foregoing embodiment of the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such chan es and modifications being restricted only IV the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a lamp support, the combination of a cylindrical member, a supporting bracket for said cylindrical member comprising a bracket arm, a flared portion formed on the outer end of the arm and grooved longitudinally to snugly fit said cylindrical member, a collar formed integrally with said grooved flared portion and embracing said cylindrical member, the lower end of said flared portion being curved transversely to fit beber.

2. In a lamp support, the combination of a cylindrical member, a supporting bracket for said cylindrical member comprising a bracket arm, a flared portion formed on the outer end of the arm and ooved longitudinally to snugly fit said cy indrical member, a collar formed integrally with said grooved flared portion and embracing said cylindrical member, the lower end of said flared portion being curved transversely to fit beneath the lower end of the cylindrical member, a rod slidable in the cylinder and adapted for attachment at its upper end to a lamp, said rod having a head upon its lower end fitting within the cylinder, and springs arranged at the opposite ends of the cylinder and engaging the upper and lower sides of said head for yieldably holding the rod from vertical movement.

3. In a lamp support, the combination of a cylindrical memberbent to form substantially a U-shape, rods yieldably supported by the parallel portion of the cylmdrical member and adapted for connection with a lamp, a-supporting bracket for said member comprising a bracket arm, a substantially U-shaped portion formed upon the outer end of said arm, and grooved to snugly fit said substantially cylindrical member, collars formed integrally upon said grooved member near the free end thereof and embracing the substantially parallel portions of the substantially cylindrical member, the bight portion of said bracket carried member having its upper surface concaved or grooved for receiving therein the lower portion of the bight portion of the U-shaped substantially cylindrical member.

PERCY ALWEN. 

